infliximab
Meanings
noun
- An immunosuppressive drug (trademark Remicade) administered by intravenous injection especially to treat the symptoms of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. It is a chimeric monoclonal antibody prepared from humans and mice that acts by binding to and blocking the activity of tumor necrosis factor.
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Etymology
From infl(ammatory) + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -ximab (“chimeric monoclonal antibody”).
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